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Together for Justice: Black Mental Health Matters

Mental Health Resources

Ethel’s Club (@ethelsclub)   https://www.ethelsclub.com/
Hosting group sessions and livestreamed classes
Ethel’s Club is a social and wellness club created to celebrate POCs.
 

BEAM (@_beamorg)   https://www.beam.community/tool-kits-education
Various Black Emotional and Mental Activities
BEAM is a collective that believes in dismantling any barriers to black healing, wellness, and liberation.
 

Therapy for Black Girls (@therapyforblackgirls) http://https://therapyforblackgirls.com/
Various group talks, podcasts and holding spaces

Currently offering free therapy sessions, Therapy for Black Girls is a space dedicated to promoting mental wellness in Black women and girls.
 

NQTTCN (@nqttcn)   https://www.nqttcn.com/
Healing justice network for QTPOC
The National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network is an organization committed to the health and mental wellness of queer and trans people of color.
 

Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation   https://borislhensonfoundation.org/ 
FREE COVID-19 virtual therapy campaign
Founded by Taraji P. Henson and the foundation provides a directory of Black mental health providers.

Inclusive Therapists   https://www.inclusivetherapists.com/about
Provides a network of therapists 
Professionals are trained in racial trauma and cultural sensitivity.
 

Body & Wellness Resources

Heal Haus (@healhaus).  https://www.healhaus.com/
Healing of the Mind, Body and Soul
Heal Haus provides workshops, daily classes and circles focused on holistic health and wellness.
 

Bright & Salted Yoga (@brightxsalted.yoga)  linktr.ee/BrightxSaltedYoga
Yoga sessions for stress and anxiety
Arianna Elizabeth is a black instructor that provides yoga sessions.
 

The Nap Ministry  https://thenapministry.wordpress.com/ 
The power of naps
An organization that examines the liberating power of naps, engaging with performance art, site-specific installations, and community.
 

Sista Afya   https://www.sistaafya.com/
A community support approach to wellness
An organization based in Chicago that sustains Black women’s mental wellness through building community, sharing information, and connecting Black women to quality mental wellness services.

Harriet’s Apothecary  http://www.harrietsapothecary.com/
An intergenerational healing village
Led by Black Cis women, Queer and Trans healers, artists, health professionals, magicians, activists, and ancestors.
 

Dive in Well   https://www.diveinwell.com/
Partnerships to promote wellness
The organization focuses on diversity, accessibility and equality.
 

Additional Resources

Black & African-American Communities and Mental Health (MHA)    https://www.mhanational.org/issues/black-african-american-communities-and-mental-health
Information and resources discussing the disparities in accessing care and treatment for mental illnesses for Black and African-American communities.
 

Our thanks to Dickinson's Women of Color Summit students who compiled a comprehensive list of resources, which included the ones posted above.
For WOC Summit up-to-date information, follow them on Instagram
: https://www.instagram.com/womenofcolorsummit/

Dickinson's Wellness Center    https://www.dickinson.edu/homepage/138/wellness_center    Student-centered services are provided in ways that recognize, respect, and value the diversity of the student body toward an end goal of enhancing the wellbeing of every student.